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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
8
August marks the Toronto Exhibition with berries gladioli and crop reports. Hon George P Graham and Mrs Graham celebrate a golden anniversary. Acton football faces Oakville in a decisive playoff bid. Canadian National Exhibition displays and the Schneider Cup plane draw crowds. W J Wilson seeks Deputy Reeveship in Caledon Township. A new Acton street sign is praised for its neat appearance and potential placement.
The Storey reunion features trio Marion and Mildred Storey plus Frances Brownlee, soloists Doris MacPherson and Elizabeth Black, instrumental numbers by Sandy Mac Donald and Andrew MacDonald, and a quartet by Robt Storey Sr's family. D H Storey Neil Black and Robert Storey of Toronto give short speeches, followed by dancing and a closing song.
The piece argues editorial assistant roles offer entry to big city journalism for young women. It describes duties like clipping, reading copy, and proofreading and notes steno typing aids career progress toward editor positions.
The Georgetown area hosted a provincial firemen's convention last weekend with crowds from across the province. Officers were elected, Dundas will host next year, and Saturday featured a ball game, a street dance, and a massed church service.
The Free Press welcomes signed letters on general topics and may publish under a pen name if requested. Letters should be under 100 words and must be received by Tuesday at noon to appear in that week’s issue.
A reader letter from July 25 1932 condemns Ontario liquor government control. It argues vast state purchases from brewers sustain a corrupt system, with patronage and offices tied to Conservative networks. The writer warns of widespread influence, public poverty, and essential self-determination erosion.
Miss Peggy Armour of Perth Ontario smacked a golf ball 145 yards for an ace on the Jasper Park Lodge Course’s twelfth hole. It was her first ace this season and her Alberta Ladies’ Tournament win last year marks her as a notable player. Armour, with Mrs J B Starkey president of berth Ladies' Golf Union, also hit a second clover on the thirteenth approach but failed to repeat the feat.
Elizabeth Aitken widow of George Hume died at Georgetown on July 28 after months of illness. Born 1848 she was the last of the Aitken Laidlaw line. she leaves three daughters Beatrice and Bessie in Georgetown and Isabella at home, a son Alexander, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Greenwood Cemetery with Rev Dr Howard and Rev Ross Cameron officiating. six Knox Church Session members as pallbearers.
A Dominion Experimental Station test in Lennoxville Quebec uses cané molasses in beef cattle rations. The first year report notes cattle fed a molasses rich mix show daily gains of about a quarter pound higher than the control and at a lower cost per pound of gain by 1.25 cents.
A sympathizer describes shared hardship as a husband in a bath-chair is cared for by turns. The narrator notes daily routines with rough humor and reflects on the social exchange of caregiving duties. The scene contrasts morning and afternoon caregiving.
A small era price sheet lists cherry baskets tomatoes bananas berries apples watermelons and citrus by the dozen or per item. It notes assorted vegetables including celery cabbage onions cucumbers potatoes and peppers with per unit or bulk pricing. The ad emphasizes fresh produce and mixed fruit offerings for shoppers.
A fragmented price listing shows multiple groceries with varied quantities and prices. Items include corn flakes cookies biscuits canned goods oils olives sauces and baking staples with per unit or per pack pricing and many misread or garbled entries.
Acton and Rockwood Legion branches held their first annual picnic in Acton Park on Civic Holiday. Comrades Day and McDonald organized games, followed by a lunch and a baseball match between the Die Hards and the Invincibles. Prize winners include Alger Locker, Abe Gibbons, Harold Robson, May Roney, Roy Day, and others, with visitors Col and Mrs Ballantine attending.
Turkey Burcombe, ex Guelph O B A, stars for the Winged Wheelers in a 3-2 win over the Canadian National Railways nine at Atwater Park. He earns his second win of the season, allowing five hits in five innings as Montreal reports note his right hand speed and sharp control boosting Acton Int O B A to a tie for second in City Senior Amateur Baseball League.
A 1932 column argues that a local weekly newspaper reaches every resident in trading range, unlike city papers with wasted ad readership. It cites a grocer who found local ads profitable after initial doubt and notes 106 percent useful circulation for weekly editions.
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